moon .5deg.comCape Town, South Africa (Western Cape, City of Cape Town) Moonrise, Moonset, Moon position (Altitude, Azimuth), Moon phase and Moon illumination for day: 2026-10-16.
All times are shown in Cape Town local time (GMT+02:00
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Moonrise: 09:33, Moonset: 00:00.
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth: 405 418 km251 915 mi. Moon illumination minimal/maximal: 25.09% / 33.7%
The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 5.4 (Day)
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2026-10-16
Table view of above data:
| Time | Altitude | Azimuth | Moon illumination |
| 000 | 0.4° | 236° | 25.1% |
| 100 | -9° | 227.3° | 25.4% |
| 200 | -17.1° | 217.1° | 25.8% |
| 300 | -23.4° | 205.2° | 26.1% |
| 400 | -27.2° | 191.7° | 26.5% |
| 500 | -28.1° | 177.3° | 26.8% |
| 600 | -26.1° | 163.1° | 27.2% |
| 700 | -21.3° | 150.1° | 27.5% |
| 800 | -14.3° | 138.8° | 27.9% |
| 900 | -5.7° | 129.2° | 28.2% |
| 1000 | 4.2° | 121° | 28.6% |
| 1100 | 14.9° | 113.8° | 29% |
| 1200 | 26.1° | 107.3° | 29.3% |
| 1300 | 37.8° | 100.9° | 29.7% |
| 1400 | 49.7° | 94.3° | 30% |
| 1500 | 61.7° | 86.3° | 30.4% |
| 1600 | 73.5° | 72.8° | 30.8% |
| 1700 | 83.1° | 25.9° | 31.1% |
| 1800 | 78.6° | 300.4° | 31.5% |
| 1900 | 67.2° | 279.1° | 31.9% |
| 2000 | 55.2° | 269.4° | 32.2% |
| 2100 | 43.2° | 262.4° | 32.6% |
| 2200 | 31.4° | 256° | 33% |
| 2300 | 19.9° | 249.7° | 33.3% |
| 2400 | 8.9° | 242.8° | 33.7% |